WHAT IS THE VFCCE?
A statewide educational foundation that works with Virginia’s 23 community colleges, the Virginia Foundation for Community College
Education supports student success and provides financial assistance to all students who dream of attending college.
When you support the VFCCE, you support access, affordability, and student success at EVERY Virginia Community College. We invite
you to join us in our mission of providing access to education for all Virginians.

FOUNDATION PRIORITIES
WORKFORCE
CREDENTIAL
GRANTS
Training for highdemand credentials is
more accessible and
more affordable than
ever before thanks
to the 2016 Virginia
General Assembly and
the administration
of Governor Terry
McAuliffe. The newly
adopted Workforce
Credentials Grant
Program, the
nation’s first pay-forperformance plan, will
cover two-thirds of
the training costs for
individuals pursuing
credentials in highdemand fields.

GREAT
EXPECTATIONS
This innovative,
nationally recognized
program helps Virginia’s
foster youth earn
the postsecondary
credentials they need to
achieve an independent
and successful life.
Great Expectations is
offered at 18 of Virginia’s
Community Colleges.
Connecting foster youth
with an adult coach
committed to their
success provides the
“wrap-around” support
these teenagers need.

RURAL VIRGINIA
HORSESHOE
INITIATIVE
The Rural Virginia
Horseshoe Initiative
tackles the challenge of
preparing those in the
state’s rural horseshoe
for the jobs of the future.
Were “rural Virginia” its
own state, it would be
home to more than two
million people and rank
50th in the nation in
educational attainment.
This VFCCE initiative
seeks to double the
percentage of rural
residents who earn an
associate degree or
other college credential
from 26 percent to
52 percent.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Through named
scholarships and
prestigious fellows
programs, outstanding
students of all ages and
backgrounds have the
opportunity to apply
for scholarships ranging
from $1,000 to $10,000,
and also receive
invaluable mentoring
and leadership training.
Nearly $2.5 million has
been awarded to 546
students through the
VFCCE over the past 10
years. The VFCCE also
works with statewide
donors to provide
Commonwealth Legacy
Scholarships at each
of the 23 community
colleges.

FUNDING
EXCELLENCE
Public funding supports
only a basic level of
programs, services and
facilities at Virginia’s
Community Colleges.
As enrollments grow at
Virginia’s Community
Colleges, student needs
outpace diminished state
funding and shrinking
budgets.
Support from donors
like you fund those
unmet needs. Your
contributions are an
investment in Virginia’s
future that yields
a profound return,
enhancing the quality of
life for all Virginians.